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Joan Rivers leaves chunk of fortune to favourite charities

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Dec 09, 2014

Tragic comedienne Joan Rivers has left a chunk of her estimated $150 million (£93.75 million) fortune to her favourite charities, benefiting guide dogs, cystic fibrosis sufferers and the hungry. The comic died in September (14) after undergoing a routine throat operation in New York and her will was filed in Manhattan Surrogate's Court on Tuesday (09Dec14).
In the documents, Rivers named her daughter Melissa as estate executor and gifted her all of her tangible property, but instructed that the bulk of the funds go to beneficiaries through a blind trust.
Joan's only grandchild, Melissa Rivers' son Edgar Cooper Endicott, will receive an unspecified amount, as will the late star's niece Caroline Waxler and nephew, Andrew Waxler.
She also bequeathed money for her closest staff members, including assistants Jocelyn Pickett and Sabrina Lott Miller and publicist Scott Currie, according to the New York Post.
Other funds were donated to organisations including the New York-based Jewish Guild for the Blind in Manhattan, the Jewish Home and Hospital Foundation and food pantry God's Love We Deliver, where the veteran was a board member.
She also left money for America's The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Jewish human rights group the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles.
The court papers also reference Melissa Rivers' plans to file a medical malpractice suit against Yorkville Endoscopy bosses over the surgery, which resulted in the comedy icon's death. A New York medical examiner determined Rivers died of hypoxic arrest, when oxygen to her brain was cut off during the procedure.

Jessica Chastain's new film A Most Violent Year has been named the National Board of Review's Best Film. Filmmaker J.C. Chandor's New York crime drama surprisingly beat out the likes of movies such as Boyhood and Birdman, which have emerged as early Oscars favourites.
In addition to landing the top honour on Tuesday (02Dec14), the movie's two stars, Oscar Isaac and Chastain, have claimed the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress prizes, respectively.
Birdman star Michael Keaton has tied with Isaac for the Best Actor accolade, and his co-star Edward Norton has been named Best Supporting Actor, while Clint Eastwood picks up the Best Director title for his upcoming military drama American Sniper.
Other winners at the American film awards include Julianne Moore (Best Actress prize for Still Alice) and British actor Jack O'Connell, who is recognised for his work in Starred Up and Unbroken with the Breakthrough Performance trophy.
The awards will be handed out at a ceremony in New York City on 6 January (14).
The full list of winners is:
Best Film: A Most Violent Year
Best Director: Clint Eastwood, American Sniper
Best Actor (tie): Oscar Isaac, A Most Violent Year; Michael Keaton, Birdman
Best Actress: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton, Birdman
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Best Original Screenplay: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, The Lego Movie
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice
Best Animated Feature: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Breakthrough Performance: Jack O’Connell, Starred Up & Unbroken
Best Directorial Debut: Gillian Robespierre, Obvious Child
Best Foreign Language Film: Wild Tales
Best Documentary: Life Itself
William K. Everson Film History Award: Scott Eyman
Best Ensemble: Fury
Spotlight Award: Chris Rock, Top Five
Freedom of Expression Award: Rosewater & Selma

Country music stars Hillary Scott and Keifer Thompson were among the songwriters feted at the 2014 SESAC Nashville Music Awards in Tennessee on Sunday night (02Nov14). Both the Lady Antebellum frontwoman and the Thompson Square star were among the winners in the most-performed songs of the year category, in recognition of their tracks Bartender and Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About, respectively.
The Song of the Year prize went to Lance Miller, who penned Jerrod Niemann's Drink to That All Night, and the Songwriter of the Year accolade was given to Rob Hatch.
Hatch is responsible for co-writing hits such as Lee Brice's I Don't Dance and Randy Houser's Goodnight Kiss, and both Brice and Houser were on hand to play acoustic versions of the songs at the event.
The annual gala kicks off the Country Music Association Awards Week, culminating with the CMA Music Awards on Wednesday (05Nov14).

Members of veteran funk band War are taking label executives at Far Out Music to court amid allegations they are owed more than $300,000 (£187,500) in royalties. The Low Rider hitmakers claim record bosses have "substantially underreported and underpaid" original bandmates Harold Brown, Lee Oskar Levitin and Howard Scott, as well as representatives for Morris 'BB' Dickerson and Charles Miller, due to an issue with the way their royalties are calculated - and now they are demanding compensation.
They filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court, four years after settling another dispute over written agreements from the 1970s for their composing and recording services, according to Entlawdigest.com.

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Do you remember where you were when Batman V Superman was announced? When the first glimpse of Avatar was bestowed upon the world? Probably not, but for the Comic-Con faithful, these moments are gospel. San Diego Comic-Con has become the destination for any geek worth his salt, and a select few moments throughout the convention's history have become legendary to fans across the world. Here are the most memorable moments from Comic-Cons past.
The Batman V Superman announcementRight at the tail end of the 2013 Warner Bros. panel, a Jittery Zack Snyder turned up to announce that he was working on a sequel to Man of Steel. Then, with help from the booming voice of Harry Lennix and a choice excerpt from Frank Miller's classic Batman tale The Dark Knight Returns, Warner Bros. dropped a bomb on Hall H with the announcement of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (which was then untitled). When the logo blazed on screen with all its glory, SDCC 2013 had hit its definitive peak.
Michael Keaton earns the cowlEveryone remembers the ballyhoo made about Heath Ledger being cast as the Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight, but comic book fans had been complaining about casting long before then. All the way back at Comic-Con 1988, the fervor about the new Batman movie was high; many fans didn't think Michael Keaton could pull off the Caped Crusader. But most of these detractors quieted down when the original creator of Batman, Bob Kane himself, stopped by the Con and gave the actor and Tim Burton's production his blessing via a set visit. He also showed up with a ton of set photos and production designs to ensure fans that his creation was in good hands.
Twilight comes to Comic-ConFor nearly 40 years, Comic-Con had been a place for more male-focused geekery. But in 2008, the playing field was leveled when the Twilight saga was given a panel in the hallowed nerd pantheon that is Hall H. This of course brought droves of Twilight fans to the convention center, who of course butted heads with seasoned veterans of the Con who though the new visitors didn't belong. But Twilight's domination of that year's festivities were undeniable. The vamps were here to stay.
The Avatar preview screeningIf there's one thing to learn from Comic-Con, it's that you shouldn't always buy into the hype. Hyperbole flows through San Diego like a river, and people will champion anything and everything as a gamechanger. But the hype around the preview screening of Avatar at 2009's convention was so massive, it was hard not to believe. The preview of James Cameron's spectacle-laden adventure left many Con-goers slack-jawed with awe.
The Avengers assemble in Hall HJoss Whedon has long been a popular face at comic-con, but he might as well have been coronated as king when he brought every member of The Avengers on stage for the first time in 2010. It was a moment that Marvel studios had been steadily building up to for years, but seeing all of those heroes (albiet in street clothes) in one place at the same time was magical.
The Iron Man trailer premiereUnsuspecting fans at the first ever Iron Man panel were greeted with a surprise visit from Jon Favreau, and an even bigger surprise: the first look at a new trailer for Iron Man. The trailer was only a few seconds long, showing Iron Man shooting through the sky, but it was enough to send the hype for the upcoming film skyrocketing. It was surefire proof that Marvel was doing right by all these heroes.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World wows the crowdIn a rare treat, fans at the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World panel were treated to a screening of the film. Edgar Wright's dazzling comic book adaptation won heaps of praise from attendees, and Hollywood's relationship with the convention was riding high. Unfortunately, the studios soon found out the convention hype doesn't always equal ticket sales, and the film fizzled out of the box-office without recouping it's budget.
Karen Gillan goes baldMaybe it was just a really convincing wig, maybe we just couldn't wrap our heads around those deep red locks being fake, or maybe we just don't usually expect to see people ripping hair off of their heads at Comic-Con. But at the panel for Guardians of the Galaxy, after being confronted by host Chris Hardwick with accusations that her character in the upcoming space opera is bald in the comics, the actor unleashed her buzzed head to the world, and everyone lost their minds.
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It's safe to say that Marvel's sale to Disney hasn't changed the comic book company's game plan with regards to its superhero movies. Tony Stark, thankfully, isn't taking surprise trips to Disneyland in the Iron Man sequels. In fact, those not clued into the industry might not have even noticed that the House of Mouse on the House of Ideas had even merged at all. Now enter Disney's Big Hero 6, which seems to be the first real glimpse of cinematic collaboration between the two media giants. Take one of Marvel's lesser-known D-list superhero teams, sprinkle some CG Disney magic on top, and here we have a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
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The story follows Hiro Hamada, a young robotics genius who must team up with his gaggle of nerdy friends to save the Franken-titled city of San Fransokyo. By Hiro's side is Baymax, a peaceful nurse robot juiced up with armor and other crime fighting upgrades. The trailer is cute and charming in that Disney way, but there's also glimpses of the standard high-flying Marvel superheroics.
There are plenty of great physical gags stemming from the fact that Baymax is really just a giant white blubbery balloon... thing. Since Marvel's Avengers universe seems to be getting darker and less kid-friendly by the minute (The Winter Soldier literally threw that one guy in front of a freakin' truck in the last Captain America), Big Hero 6 might be a nice stopgap for young kids looking to release some adrenaline, but not looking for daily nightmares of Sebastian Stan.
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Big Hero 6, Disney and Marvel's upcoming CG-animated superhero smash-up, might not be the place you'd expect to find deep belly laughs, but the voice cast runs deep with some fantastically funny actors from some of our favorite TV and movie comedies. Here's a rundown of the cast and where you might know them from.
Ryan PotterRole: Hiro Hamada, a half-Japanese, half-Caucasian genius who creates Baymax, his own robot superhero.Potter is currently Nickelodeon's resident dreamboat and has starred on the channel's series Supah Ninjas and Fred: The Show. Big Hero 6 will be the actor's first feature film.
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Scott AdsitRole: Baymax, A peaceful nurse robot turned action hero.Adsit is most well-known for his role as the perpetually exasperated producer Pete Hornberger on 30 Rock. He has also had roles in the films The Informant!, We're the Millers, and Accepted. His television roles include roles in Moral Orel and guest appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Monk, and Malcom in the Middle.
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T.J. MillerRole: Fred, a nerdy guy who creates his own robotic Kaiju monster to fight evil.Miller currently has a stand out role as Erlich in HBO's tech comedy Silicon Valley, which just wrapped up it's freshman season and garnered a couple Emmy nods. The actor has also appeared in films like Our Idiot Brother, She's Out of My League, Rock of Ages, Extract, the How to Train Your Dragon movies and the recent Michael Bay blockbuster, Transformers: Age of Extinction.
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Jamie ChungRole: Go Go Tomago, a tough as nails crime fighter who flies around in an advanced supersuit.After appearing on a season of MTV's long-running reality series, The Real World, Chung embarked on a successful acting career, appearing in the films, Sucker Punch, Grown Ups, Premium Rush, The Man with the Iron Fists, and the two Hangover sequels. This year, she is staring in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.
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Genesis RodriguezRole: Honey Lemon, a sweet and sensitive character who's new to the superhero game, but holds the team together.Rodriguez is a veteran of both Spanish-language and American soap operas, having appeared in several telenovelas and the American daytime series, Days of our Lives. As for feature films, she has appeared in the comedies Casa de Mi Padre, What to Expect when You're Expecting, and Identity Thief.
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Damon Wayans Jr.Role: Wasabi, a super smart but overly cautious hero equipped with plasma bladesWayans is currently starring on the comedy New Girl and has also appeared on the swiftly cancelled but brilliant series Happy Endings. Later this summer, Wayans will team up with New Girl cast mate Jake Johnson for the action-comedy Let's Be Cops.
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Scott Wolf's family is now a party of five after his wife gave birth to the couple's third child. The Party of Five star and his partner Kelley welcomed a daughter named Lucy Marie Wolf on Saturday (24May14), joining the couple's two sons, Miller, 18 months, and Jackson, five.
A representative for the actor confirmed the happy news to People.com, giving the baby's weight as six pounds, 13 ounces (3.1 kilograms).

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CBS announced its fall television lineup today, and the network seems to be charting very familiar territory. While the other broadcast players scramble for the next big thing, CBS is firmly in cruise control. It would be easy to say that the the channel is just going through the motions, but the folks at CBS know what works and know their audience even better, which is why they're still the reigning champs of broadcast television. This year, the channel that brought you NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles, brings you their next surefire hit, NCIS: Somewhere Else, plus another half dozen police procedurals and two new comedies... one of which is actually a really old comedy. In these hardscrabble times, it may be difficult to decide which NCIS to watch, so we've rounded up all the new shows in CBS's 2014-2015 lineup.
Scorpion What It Is: Drama.What's It About: Eccentric genius and his team of misfits battle against high tech threats of the modern age, but the socially awkward group needs a translator of sorts, to help them communicate to the world around them.Who's In It: Elyes Gabel, Robert Patrick, Katharine McPhee.What It Sounds Like: The Big Bang Theory meets Criminal Minds. How Good Will It Be: It looks like This show looks like it might try to mine the same kinds of humor as The Big Bang Theory, which often nosedives into silly stereotyping of nerd culture without being actually funny or insightful. This one isn’t looking good at all. How Long Will It Last: CBS might be trying to find a bridge between the faux-geeky comedy in Big Bang and the litany of cop procedurals on the network. Perhaps the network’s audience will pick up on that. Airs: Mondays at 10 PM this fall.
NCIS: New Orleans What It Is: Police procedural.What's It About: The local field office investigates criminal cases involving military personnel. Who's In It: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan.What It Sounds Like: It’s going to be NCIS, but everyones going to be talking about gumbo. How Good Will It Be: As good as an NCIS spin-off can be. Scott Bakula is great, but we doubt he's going to flourish in this.How Long Will It Last: Forever.Airs: Tuesdays at 9 PM this fall.
Stalker What It Is: Police procedural. What's It About: Det. Jack Larsen and his new boss, Lt. Beth Davis, investigate dangerous stalker incidents. Who's In It: Maggie Q, Dylan McDermott.What It Sounds Like: The inevitable Catfish episode of Law and Order: SVU. How Good Will It Be: CBS already has about 90 other cop shows, and this one isn’t doing much to stand out. There’s a new wrinkle (hey, we’re only going after stalkers in this on) but that’s no enough to separate it from the herd. How Long Will It Last: McDermott’s last show on CBS, Hostages, was a big misfire for the network. Plus, there are already so many procedurals clogging up the network’s schedule. We’re thinking some cop drama fatigue might be creeping in. Airs: Wednesday at 10 PM this fall.
Madame Secretary What It Is: Political drama.What's It About: Elizabeth Cord, the newly appointed Secretary of State, balances work and family life while trying to serve the President. Who's In It: Téa Leoni, Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend, Patina Miller.What It Sounds Like: House of Cards without all the murder by train.How Good Will It Be: It looks a little staid compared to the wilder political action available from other dramas of its ilk. Still, maybe a slower drama depicting Washington is a move in the right direction.How Long Will It Last: House of Cards and Scandal has shown that political shows can survive and thrive on TV as long as they’re soapy and ridiculous. Madame Secretary looks a bit tamer than those two efforts so thrillseekers might not be interested. We’ll give it a season or two. Airs: Sundays at 8 PM this fall.
The McCarthys What It Is: Multi-camera sitcom. What's It About: The gay son of a brash Boston family wants to leave the city, but decides to stay when his outspoken and politically incorrect father gives him a position as an assistant coach on the local basketball team. Who's In It: Laurie Metcalf, Tyler Ritter, Jack McGee. What It Sounds Like: That one episode of All in the Family where meathead comes out to Archie. How Good Will It Be: We’re excited to see Laurie Metcalf return to TV, but the story itself doesn’t sound all that original or exciting. How Long Will It Last: Since Fox’s Dads failed to deliver ratings, it seems that we might be a bit tired of the whole "outspoken fathers annoying their sons thing" on TV. This one might not get a back nine. Airs: Thursdays at 9:30 PM this fall.
CSI: CyberWhat It Is: Police procedural.What's It About: Special Agent Avery Ryan is in charge of the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI, a team that solves crimes centered on the Internet.Who's In It: Patricia Arquette.What It Sounds Like: CSI meets the Internet.How Good Will It Be: It depends which The Who song they chose for the theme song. How Long Will It Last: Forever, or at least a handful of years.Airs: Midseason.
Battle Creek What It Is: Police procedural.What's It About: Two bickering detectives with polar opposite world views work together to clean up the mean streets of Battle Creek, Michigan. Who's In It: Josh Duhmel, Dean Winters.What It Sounds Like: A more straightforward version of True Detective How Good Will It Be: Dean Winters is always great, and television heavyweights Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) and David Shore (House) are producing. This could be something special.How Long Will It Last: This series seems darker and grittier than the average CBS procedural, which might not click with regular viewers of CBS’ breezier cop dramas. We’ll be surprised if this gets a second year. Airs: Midseason.
The Odd Couple What It Is: Multi-camera sitcom. What's It About: Charming slob Oscar Madison and buttoned-up neat freak Felix Unger become unlikely roommates after the demise of their marriages. Who's In It: Matthew Perry, Thomas Lennon.What It Sounds Like: Well… The Odd Couple.How Good Will It Be: We can’t imagine what new spin this new show could put on the Odd Couple formula since every other sitcom is basically a pastiche of the Odd Couple anyway. Been there, done that. How Long Will It Last: Matthew Perry has been on a serious losing streak so he may be a bad omen for The Odd Couple. we'll give it a season.Airs: Midseason.
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If there’s something strange with your sequel, and your director drops out and it don’t look good, who are you gonna call? Well, if you’re the team behind the perpetually in-development Ghostbusters 3, you call Chris Miller and Phil Lord, the duo behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street . The pair is reportedly in talks to helm the film after Ivan Reitman recently stepped down. Since they have yet to officially sign on, it’s unclear whether the change in directors will affect the proposed 2015 release date, although if Miller and Lord plan on making any adjustments to Etan Cohen’s script, it could mean that fans will need to wait even longer to finally see Ghostbusters 3.
Miller and Lord’s successful track record might not be enough to satisfy all fans, especially those who want Ghostbusters 3 to have the same style and tone as the first two. Miller and Lord have a very distinct directorial style and all of the films they’ve made – regardless of whether they wrote the script or not – bear their signature. The pair does have a lot in common with Reitman and the original team, which could help that Ghostbusters tone to remain in place, but those key stylistic differences could keep Ghostbusters 3 from slotting neatly into the lineup, even if it is a major success. So, how do Miller and Lord's directorial trademarks match up with the Ghostbusters films? Let's take a look:
Pacing One of the trademarks of a Miller and Lord production is manic pace. Their jokes fly at the audience rapid-fire, cramming as many gags as possible into a single scene. Ghostbusters, meanwhile, takes its time with its jokes, and isn’t afraid to draw out a long scene for a really good punch line. Part of this is likely due to the amount of ad-libbing that the actors have done, resulting in a film that feels loose and laid-back.
Pop Culture References Miller and Lord love a good pop culture reference – think the Batman song in The Lego Movie, or the way the mere mention of Glee becomes a running joke in 21 Jump Street, or the entire premise of Clone High – which is something they share with the Ghostbusters crew (the climax of the movie centered on a popular advertising mascot destroying a city). Of course, Miller and Lord manage to pack about 50 times more references into their projects than Reitman ever has, but it appears that Miller and Lord tend to draw comedy from many of the same sources as the Ghostbusters films, which is a good sign for this potential partnership.
Visual Gags Another good sign is the fact that Miller and Lord tend to utilize sight gags in much the same way that the Ghostbusters films do. Again, they probably appear with a bit more frequency, but it's another way that the two find humor in the same places. In order to overcome the difference pace with which the pair use these visual gags, they will likely have to rely on Cohen's script, but in the end, Miller and Lord's skill with visual gags should make them a great fit for the film.
Self-AwarenessAlthough Miller and Lord aren't afraid to get goofy with their characters or jokes, there's always a level of self-awareness that adds another dimension of humor to their work. They're always willing to parody themselves or the genre that they're working in, and a similar kind of wry self-awareness exists in the Ghostbusters films. The films are never afraid to point out when the characters or situations are getting a little ridiculous, which is part of what makes them not only enjoyable, but also helps them appeal to a wider range of audience. Miller and Lord should have no problem imbuing their Ghostbusters installment with much the same tone, which would help them overcome some of the stylistic disparities that still remain.
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Characters One such key instance where Miller and Lord’s style differs from that of the Ghostbusters films is on the issue of character development. On Clone High, they sacrificed a lot of character continuity in favor of independent jokes, which worked perfectly for that kind of show. 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie used characters in a similar way, though to a lesser extent. Sure, they had their fair share of witty one-liners and goofy punchlines, but they existed in the film, and the Ghostbusters universe, as actual people, rather than a way to fill the runtime with jokes.
Use of MusicThe Ghostbusters theme is perhaps the greatest film theme song in history. Luckily, Miller and Lord know their way around a musical number, as almost all of their projects have featured at least one instance of characters singing and dancing. Of course, Ghostbusters 3 is probably not the best venue for a big musical number, but the pair are also skilled at using music cues to brilliant comedic effect, which is likely the route they would take with this film. After all, what's the point of having a theme song that epic if you're not going to use it?
AnimationYou can't have a Ghostbusters film without the ghosts, and the best way for them to show up onscreen is animation. With Clone High, The Lego Movie, and two Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs films under their belt, Miller and Lord have more than enough experience with animation to take on the cast of ridiculous, hilarious and sometimes terrifying ghosts. Although their animated features have all been targeted at children, they have been equally appealing to adults, which means that Ghostbusters fans don't have to worry about the film being dumbed-down or made into a kid's movie simply because of the animation. Plus, anyone who has ever seen Clone High can attest that these two know how to make smart, goofy, adult-friendly cartoons.
Ghosts If you're looking for even more overlaps between Miller and Lord and the Ghostbusters films, look no further than the ghost of Vitruvius, who delivered the funniest scene in The Lego Movie. You want ridiculous, funny, sarcastic ghosts? These are your guys.
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